Ukrainian Oligarch Maintains Innocence Ahead of Extradition Hearing Over Embezzlement
Ukrainian iron tycoon Konstantin Zhevago denied embezzling accusations ahead of his extradition hearing in France, saying his investing in Ukrainian business was proof of his innocence.
"If I had actually embezzled $100 million as I am falsely accused of doing in Ukraine, I would have parked the money abroad," Zhevago told Reuters, adding he had ploughed $500 million into Ukraine over the past five years. He also claimed that Finance & Credit was one of several banks to lose vast sums of money at the time when Crimea voted to join Russia in 2014.
Kiev requested Zhevago’s extradition in December, over the disappearance of $113 million from the now bankrupt lender Finance & Credit Bank.
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